Fund Profile

Focus

Investments in equities and equity related securities of companies located in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) such as Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines and Thailand. A small amount may be invested in securities located in new markets like Vietnam. The sub-fund may also invest in fixed income securities and money market instruments.

Objective

Long-term capital growth in USD.
Investment Process: The investment process for the fund is quantitative and focuses on the key style areas of Value and Price and Earnings Momentum. That is, the fund takes positions in stocks that demonstrate a compelling combination of earnings upgrades, positive share price momentum and reasonable value.

Suitability

For investors with experience of investing in capital markets, for investors interested in specialised capital markets, who are aware of the chances and risks with investments into Emerging Markets and more particularly in the ASEAN region and for investors who are looking for an absolute return within a equity product.

Performance*

*Investors should pay attention to the Legal notice explaining how the performance is calculated.

Risk analysis (3Y p.a. USD)

Sub-fund

Benchmark

Volatility

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Sharpe Ratio

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Tracking Error

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Information Ratio

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The data shown represents the actual performance of the WIOF South-East Asia Performance Fund - Class I Sub-fund as of the date 12.4.2010. Performance shown does not take account of any fees and costs associated with subscribing or redeeming shares. It is assumed that all dividends were reinvested. The value of shares and the return they generate can go down as well as up. Changes in market conditions and exchange rates can cause a drop or an increase in the share value. Past performance does not guarantee the same results in the future. The benchmark is stated for comparison´s sake only. It represetns FTSE ASEAN 40 Index.

Top Ten Holdings

31.12.2018

Holdings

%

Oversea-Chinese Bankg Corp Ltd

4.42

DBS Group Holdings Ltd

4.38

United Overseas Bank Ltd

3.39

ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd

2.56

PT Gudang Garam Tbk

2.41

Bukit Asam Tbk PT

2.34

Mapletree Commercial Trust

2.27

Malaysia Airports Holdings Bhd

2.26

Perusahaan Gas Negara (PT) Tbk

2.24

PT Bank Pemba Daer Jabar B Tbk

2.16

Investment manager

Casa4Funds S.A.

Investment advisor

Cogent Asset Management Ltd
The founder directors of Shariah investment specialist Cogent Asset Management Ltd have previously managed award-winning and top performing funds across various categories. The team has developed a propitiatory strategy for managing equities through a process driven and systematic approach to investment which rigorously implements stock selection based on quantifiable fundamental criteria.

Portfolio manager

Ian Lancaster
Ian has more than 20 years of investment experience and an MBA from Imperial College London, during which time he researched the quantitative screening of equities (Distinction). Ian has worked as a Fund manager with leading institutions including Axa Equity and Law, General Accident and Norwich Union (Aviva) where his Equity Income Fund ranked 3rd out of 67 funds over a five and a half-year period to September 2007. Prior to establishing Cogent Asset Management Ltd, Ian was Chief Executive Officer at award-winning Islamic asset management company, Reliance Asset Management (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd.